NOTIFICATION DEVICE

• US 20160098912A1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Published: 04/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Mori, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 9,771,038 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60C 9/00 Reinforcements or ply arrangement of pneumatic tyres inserts having reinforcing means B60C5/08; bead structure, e.g. turnup or overlap construction, B60C15/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2360/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/566 Mobile devices displaying vehicle information
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2370/573 Mobile devices controlling vehicle functions
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/10 Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/80 Arrangements for controlling instruments
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 37/06 of controls, e.g. controls knobs
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel

Abstract

A notification device includes an identification information acquisition section that acquires identification information output from an in-vehicle device in response to a change of a vehicle condition, a sound source data acquisition section capable of performing an acquisition operation of acquiring sound source data from an outside, a storage section capable of storing the sound source data for notification acquired by the sound source acquisition section and association data in which the identification information and the sound source data for notification are associated with each other, and a control section that outputs the sound source data for notification on the basis of the association data when the identification information acquisition section acquires the identification information. The sound source data acquisition section and the storage section are provided in a mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal is provided with an association data edit section capable of editing the association data.

Claims

1. A notification device comprising:

an identification information acquisition section that acquires identification information output from an in-vehicle device in response to a change of a condition of a vehicle;

a sound source data acquisition section capable of performing an acquisition operation of acquiring sound source data from an outside;

a storage section capable of storing the sound source data acquired by the sound source acquisition section and association data in which the identification information and the sound source data are associated with each other; and

a control section that outputs the sound source data on the basis of the association data when the identification information acquisition section acquires the identification information.

2. The notification device according to claim 1,

wherein the sound source data acquisition section and the storage section are provided in a mobile terminal capable of being carried by a user of the vehicle and capable of connecting to the in-vehicle device, and

wherein the mobile terminal is provided with an association data edit section capable of editing the association data.

3. The notification device according to claim 2,

wherein the control section is provided in the mobile terminal, and

wherein the sound source data is output to the in-vehicle device and is reproduced from a speaker installed in the vehicle.

4. The notification device according to claim 3,

wherein the in-vehicle device is an audio device capable of reproducing different sound source data different from the sound source data, by driving the speaker,

wherein, when music data constituted by sound source data the type of which is music is input from the control section while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device temporarily suspends the reproduction of the different sound source data to reproduce the music data, or

wherein, when voice data constituted by only sound source data the type of which is voice is input from the control section while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device reduces reproduction sound volume of the different sound source data to a predetermined value or less to reproduce the voice data and the different sound source data in a superimposed manner.

5. The notification device according to claim 1,

wherein the identification information is output from the in-vehicle device in such a manner that the condition of the vehicle, the condition relating to at least operation of a user of the vehicle, can be identified.

6. The notification device according to claim 3,

wherein wireless connection is established between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device so as to enable communication between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device by using a wireless signal, and

wherein the wireless connection serves also as wireless connection for a hands-free function in which a phone call on the mobile terminal is performed by using a microphone and a speaker installed in the vehicle.

7. The notification device according to claim 3,

wherein wireless connection is established between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device so as to enable communication between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device by using a wireless signal,

wherein the in-vehicle device has a hands-free function in which a phone call on the mobile terminal is performed by using a microphone and a speaker installed in the vehicle, and

wherein communication for the outputting of the sound source data is performed by using wireless connection that uses a different communication standard from the communication for the hands-free function.

8. The notification device according to claim 1, wherein the control section selects the sound source data associated with the acquired identification information by referring to the association data stored in the storage section.

9. The notification device according to claim 3,

wherein the in-vehicle device is an audio device capable of reproducing different sound source data different from the sound source data, by driving the speaker,

wherein, when music data constituted by sound source data the type of which is music is input from the control section while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device temporarily suspends the reproduction of the different sound source data to reproduce the music data, and

wherein, when voice data constituted by only sound source data the type of which is voice is input from the control section while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device reduces reproduction sound volume of the different sound source data to a predetermined value or less to reproduce the voice data and the different sound source data in a superimposed manner.

10. A notification device comprising:

an identification information acquisition processor configured to acquire identification information output from an in-vehicle device in response to a change of a condition of a vehicle;

a sound source data acquisition processor configured to perform an acquisition operation of acquiring sound source data from an outside;

a storage device storing the sound source data acquired by the sound source acquisition processor and association data in which the identification information and the sound source data are associated with each other; and

a controller configured to output the sound source data on the basis of the association data when the identification information acquisition processor acquires the identification information.

11. The notification device according to claim 10,

wherein the sound source data acquisition processor and the storage device are provided in a mobile terminal capable of being carried by a user of the vehicle and capable of connecting to the in-vehicle device, and

wherein the mobile terminal is provided with an association data edit processor configured to edit the association data.

12. The notification device according to claim 11,

wherein the controller is provided in the mobile terminal, and

wherein the sound source data is output to the in-vehicle device and is reproduced from a speaker installed in the vehicle.

13. The notification device according to claim 12,

wherein the in-vehicle device is an audio device capable of reproducing different sound source data different from the sound source data, by driving the speaker,

wherein, when music data constituted by sound source data the type of which is music is input from the controller while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device temporarily suspends the reproduction of the different sound source data to reproduce the music data, or

wherein, when voice data constituted by only sound source data the type of which is voice is input from the controller while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device reduces reproduction sound volume of the different sound source data to a predetermined value or less to reproduce the voice data and the different sound source data in a superimposed manner.

14. The notification device according to claim 10,

wherein the identification information is output from the in-vehicle device in such a manner that the condition of the vehicle, the condition relating to at least operation of a user of the vehicle, can be identified.

15. The notification device according to claim 12,

wherein wireless connection is established between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device so as to enable communication between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device by using a wireless signal, and

wherein the wireless connection serves also as wireless connection for a hands-free function in which a phone call on the mobile terminal is performed by using a microphone and a speaker installed in the vehicle.

16. The notification device according to claim 12,

wherein wireless connection is established between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device so as to enable communication between the mobile terminal and the in-vehicle device by using a wireless signal,

wherein the in-vehicle device has a hands-free function in which a phone call on the mobile terminal is performed by using a microphone and a speaker installed in the vehicle, and

wherein communication for the outputting of the sound source data is performed by using wireless connection that uses a different communication standard from the communication for the hands-free function.

17. The notification device according to claim 10, wherein the controller selects the sound source data associated with the acquired identification information by referring to the association data stored in the storage device.

18. The notification device according to claim 12,

wherein the in-vehicle device is an audio device capable of reproducing different sound source data different from the sound source data, by driving the speaker,

wherein, when music data constituted by sound source data the type of which is music is input from the controller while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device temporarily suspends the reproduction of the different sound source data to reproduce the music data, and

wherein, when voice data constituted by only sound source data the type of which is voice is input from the controller while the audio device is reproducing the different sound source data, the audio device reduces reproduction sound volume of the different sound source data to a predetermined value or less to reproduce the voice data and the different sound source data in a superimposed manner.